"I know it'll be hard living up to that tradition, but I'm prepared to do my best. I think it's poised to make a comeback." Really? "Yes. There's a lot to be said for face-to face discussion. A lot less bile and cries of 'FIRST', for one. But more than that, it has a casual immediacy and intimacy that really allows ideas to flow! That's what made the salons so influential."